Adjustable pedestal-way liner



A ril 24, 1928. 1,667,453

D. S. BARROWS' ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL WAY LINER Filed May 9, 1927 I gwuawtoz @ayaZd LS- fiarron a Patented Apr. 24, 1928.

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE,

DONALD s. isnnnows, or nooirn'srnn, nnwxonx, lAssiGnoRc 'ro THE, sYMINo'ron' oomrANY, or New YORK, n. Y,, A CORPORATION or MARYLAND.-

ADJUSTABLE PEDESTAL-WAY" LINER.

' Application filed May 9, 1927. "Serial No. 189,914.

use in connection with journal boxes and adapted to be interposed between the journal box and the pedestal guides therefor."

Itis well known that journal boxes do not necessarily fit properly Within the guides provided therefor, owing to manufacturing variations, and it is also known that considerable wear occurs atfthe contacting areas.

For these reasons itlhas generally been considered advisable to provide wear plates or pedestal-Way liners "for use inconnection with the journal box and interposed between the pedestal-ways and thepedestal. (last pedestal-ways will naturally vary and it is clear that forged liners, such as usually provided, will also vary though, probably, to a less extent, making it practically impossible to insure a close fit of theliner at all three sides thereof within or against the pedestal-way unless the pedestal-ways be ground, the liner ground or unless the parts be carefully selected. The first two mentioned expedients are expensive and the last named has the disadvantage of not conforming to the general system of installation inasmuch as re placements might not fit; c j

It is with the above facts in view that I have designed the presentinvention which has for its general object the provision of a pedestal way liner or wear plate adjustable to accommodate itself to'variations in the pedestal'way in a journal box. so as to insure a close and proper fit against the'sides of the way as well as against the bottom thereof. i

The object of the invention, more specifically stated, is to provide a pedestal-way liner or wear platewhich is'formed of rela tively movable sections which may or may not be counterpart but which are capable of being shifted toward or from each other, as

the, case may be, to engage closely against the sides of the pedestal-way as well as against the bottom thereof, means being fur- "ther provided for securing the sections with respect to the journal boxso as to prevent displacement.

An important object. is to provide a sec tional liner of this character in which the adjacent or confronting edges or the sec tionsniay be soarranged or shaped as to avoid the leaving of a continuous straight action, efiicient spacew'hich might result in grooving the pedestal, this arrangement insuring uniform wear between the liner and the pedestal throughout the are afo f the latter.

, Astill further object is to provide a liner which 'mayor may not have portions thereon adapted to embrace the journal box at the top and bottom thereof to assist the action or the securing means tainingthe sections in place.

An additional object is to providea liner of this character and for the, purpose set forth, as well as analogous purposes, which will be simple and inexpensive to mainiifacture or produce, easy to apply, positive in V and durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and ad provided for mai'nvantages in view, the invention preferably consistsin the details of construction and the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinaftermore"fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawing in which: H p ,v Figure 1 is a perspective view of a journal box showing the preferred formof the liner applied thereto,

Figure 2 is an elevation of a modification, Figure 3 1s a 8111111511 View showing another variation, and

Figure 4 is an elevation of yet another for n. Referring more I particularly to the, drawing, I, have shownv my, inyentioniapplied to i v ways;

' Incarrying out the inventionfand partic ularly the preferred formthere'of, I provide a. linerv designated generally by the numeral 1, this liner being adapted foi enga e'mnt with "or upon th'e'journal box at and within entdevice relates only to a liner for-such the ,pedestalwaytherein. Asf disclo'sedin Figure 1, this liner preferably consists of two counterpart members or sections 2 which inateor are complementary :to each otheruand "which, when assembled, dense elongated member trough-shaped in horizontal cross section so as to fit Within the pedestal-way. Each section 2 includes a flat body or plate portion 3 having its vertical or longitudinal edge formed with an outstanding flange 4 preferably co-extensive in length with the plate portion3 and adapted to fit conformingly and closely against the side of the way, that is to say the flanges at are disposed against the confronting faces of the outstanding flanges B on the journal box. In the preferred form of the invention, the inner or adjacent edges of the sections 2 are inclined or diagonally arranged as shown at 5 so as torprovide bearing surfaces which Will engage the entire face of the pedestal. Owing to the fact that the liner is formed of the two sections it is clear that the flanges 4: may be brought closely against the sides of the way regardless of variations in the width thereof.

To secure the liner against displacement with respect to the journal box, it is preferable to employ fasteners such as rivets 6 which pass through the flanges I5 and the flanges 4inear the ends thereof, as clearly indicated in Figure 1. More rivets located at other points may be made use of if desired and it is even conceivable that a fewer number might possibly be used.

Instead of the adjacent edges of the sections being arranged diagonally as disclosed in Figure 1, they may be serpentine as shown at 7 in Figure 3, parallel as disclosed at 8 in Figure 2 or serrated as represented at 9 in Figure 4.

In all forms of the invention, it may be desirable to provide flanges 10 at the top and bottom'of the liner, these flanges embracingly engaging upon the journal box and lying at least substantially conformingly against the top and bottom thereof, as clearly shown in the drawings. It should, however, be understoodthat there is no particular limitation in this respect as these flanges may possibly be omitted as illustrated in Figure at.

In the preferred form of the invention illustrated in Figure 1., it is apparent that the sections 2 may be initially manufactured with extensions at the ends in the same plane as the body or plate portions 8, these extensions being adapted to be bent over to form the flanges 10. If this be done, it is apparent that when the counterpart members or sections are placed within the Way they may be shifted relatively longitudinally so'as to bring the inclined or diagonal edges 5 into close engagement instead of leaving any space between them. Subsequently to this the extensions at the ends may be trimmed to even length, if desired, and then bent over to define the flanges which engage the top and bottom of the box. In case there is no desire to have these flanges, the seetions may be adjusted with respect to each other to bring the inclined edges into close fitting engagement and the projecting ends be then trimmed oil or even permitted to remain as they are, this detail being probably immaterial.

In the form disclosed in Figure 3, it is apparent that the above mentioned action may be had to a limited extent inasmuch as the sections may be shifted relatively longitudinally to bring portions of the serpentine edges in close engagement, thereby reducing the space between them throughout at least half their lengths.

From the foregoing description and a study of the drawing it will be apparent that I have thus provided a pedestal-way liner which is capable of adjustment to fit differences in the width of a pedestal-way of a journal box, the construction being such that the liner will bear closely against the bottom of the way as well as-the sides thereof so as to take care of any and all manufacturing variations which are bound to occur. This will. obviously avoid leaving any spaces between the liner and the contacting walls or surfaces of the way. Adequate means has been provided for securing the liner against displacement with respect to the journal box, the means being readily removable whenever it is necessary to replace a worn liner. In fact any possibilities have been foreseen and arranged for so that the device is sure to operate efiiciently and improve the fit be tween a journal box and the guides therefor. It is believed that the construction, operation and advantages will be readily apparent to one skilled in the art without fun ther explanation.

While I have shown and described preferred embodiments of the invention, it should be understood that the disclosure is simply for purposes of illustration and that the right is reserved to make all such changes in the details of construction and also the arrangement and combination of parts as will not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the claims hereunto appended.

Having thus described the invention, I claim:

1. In combination with a. journal box having pedeslatway s at the sides thereof, a laterally adjustable liner disposed within each way.

2. In combination with a journal box having pedestal-ways at the sides thereof, a laterally adjustable liner disposed Within each way, and means for securing the liner against displacement with respect to the journal box. V

3. In combination with a journal box having pedestal-ways at the sides thereof, a laterally adjustable liner disposed within each way, the liner being formed of relatively movable sections including plate portions disposed against the bottom of the way and further including outstanding flanges disposed against the sides of the way.

4. A liner for the pedestal-way of a journal box, comprising sections disposed with in the Way and movable laterally with respect to eachother whereby to be'capable of close engagement with the sides of the way.

5. A liner for the'pedestahway of a journal box, comprising sections disposed within the way and movable laterallywith respect to each other whereby to be capable of close engagement with the sides of the Way, and means for securing the sections to the journal box.

6. In a journal box. having a pedestal-way at its side, a liner for the way comprising a pair of sections trough-shaped in assembled relation and disposed within the way, said sections having their outer edges formed with flanges closely engaging against the sides of the way.

7. In a journal box having a pedestal- Way at its side, a liner for the Way comprising a pair of sections trough-shaped in assembled relation and disposed within the way, said sections having their outer edges formed with flanges closely engaging against the sides of the way, the adjacent edges of the sections substantially meeting in a relation other than parallel with the flanges.

8. In a ournal box having a pedestal-Way at its side, a liner for the way comprising a pair of sections trough-shaped in assembled relation and disposed within the way,

said sections having their outer edges formed with flanges closely engaging against the sides of the Way, said sections having flanges overlying the top and bottom of the journal box.

9. In a journal box having a pedestal-Way at its side, a liner for the way comprising nal box, comprising counterpart sections disposed within the, way and movable laterally with respect to each other whereby to be capable of close engagement with the sides of the way, the sections being relatively longitudinally movable to bring the adjacent edges thereof into close contact.

11, A liner for the pedestal way of a j ournal box, comprising counterpart sections disposed within the way and movable laterally with respect to each other whereby to be capable of close engagement with the sides of the way, the sections being relatively longitudinally movable to bring the adjacent edges thereof into close contact, the sections being provided at their ends with extensions adapted to be bent overfor defining flanges engaging upon the top and bottom of the box.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

DONALD S. BARROWS. 

